Colour
#CDB4E5
- #CDB4E5
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#CDB4E5 is a violet with RGB values 205, 180, 229 and HSL 271°, 49%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#CDB4E5#CDB4E5
HEX#CDB4E5
RGBrgb(205, 180, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.7059, 0.898
RGB percentages80.4%, 70.6%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(270.6, 48.5%, 80.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270.6, 21.4%, 89.8%)
CMYK10.5%, 21.4%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,481,189
CSS custom property--colour: #CDB4E5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.51279WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.26:1
Contrast with white1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#324B1A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#CCE5B4
Analogous#B5B4E5, #E5B4E4
Triadic#E5CDB4, #B4E5CD
Split complementary#E4E5B4, #B4E5B5
Tetradic#E5B5B4, #CCE5B4, #B4E4E5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R205
G180
B229
Red205 (80.4%)
Green180 (70.6%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue270.61°
Saturation (HSL)48.51%
Lightness80.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CD · G B4 · B E5
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